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Who’s running for Florida’s CD 20? Inside the contentious Democratic primary

An ex-incumbent federally indicted for stealing disaster money. The former frontman of a 1980s Miami hip hop group. A ...
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Hillsborough Republicans vie to try to defeat Kathy Castor after 20 years in Congress

PLANT CITY — Among the congressional districts Florida Republicans most ardently hope to flip this year after they approved a highly partisan redistricting map is the 14th District, which Democrat ...
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A redder congressional district turns out a packed field vying to challenge Darren Soto

Seven Republicans are competing in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, vying for what could be the state’s newest ...
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Florida’s primary races for commissioner of agriculture

One of the three Florida Cabinet positions on the ballot this year is commissioner of agriculture, which oversees the state’s ...
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Amendment 3 rewrite is already underway, Gov. Ron DeSantis says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that the state will not challenge a Leon County Circuit judge’s finding that the ...
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No on 3 campaign focuses on the pain for renters if property tax cut passes

A survey of 1,400 Floridians shows the proposed constitutional amendment to reduce property taxes on homestead properties ...
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Pasco state Rep. Kevin Steele resigns from his legislative seat

Updated: Pasco County Republican state lawmaker Kevin Steele has resigned from his seat representing House District 55 in the ...